OR56A1
Identifiers
Aliases	OR56A1, OR11-75, olfactory receptor family 56 subfamily A member 1
External IDs	HomoloGene: 84584 GeneCards: OR56A1
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 11 (human)[1] Band 11p15.4 Start 6,019,336 bp[1] End 6,034,338 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in testicle n/a More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity olfactory receptor activity signal transducer activity adrenergic receptor activity dopamine neurotransmitter receptor activity, coupled via Gi/Go dopamine binding Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane integral component of plasma membrane membrane synaptic vesicle membrane intracellular anatomical structure Biological process adenylate cyclase-activating adrenergic receptor signaling pathway sensory perception of smell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell signal transduction response to stimulus synaptic transmission, dopaminergic negative regulation of adenylate cyclase activity adenylate cyclase-inhibiting dopamine receptor signaling pathway response to toxic substance regulation of dopamine secretion regulation of potassium ion transport behavioral response to cocaine behavioral response to ethanol negative regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration negative regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic phospholipase C-activating dopamine receptor signaling pathway negative regulation of voltage-gated calcium channel activity G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway adrenergic receptor signaling pathway adenylate cyclase-modulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 120796 n/a Ensembl ENSG00000180934 n/a UniProt Q8NGH5 n/a RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001001917 NM_001388488 n/a RefSeq (protein) NP_001001917 n/a Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 6.02 – 6.03 Mb n/a PubMed search [2] n/a
Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 56A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR56A1 gene.^[3]

Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for this organism is independent of other organisms.^[3]